Modern Man has been around for about 50,000 years, and since then as busy little beavers we have been remaking the planet and all it contains to reflect our requirements. The ultimate end product of which is likely to be a disaster for us and all the other creatures sharing this earth although once we have gone, another evolutionary round will probably repopulate the planet eventually.
Our
first tool was fire, and evidence of how our fore-bearers used it to shape their environment is just emerging with suggestions that early humans could have had the ability to start
fires about 300,000 years ago, but the real impact was from about 70,000 years
ago as human populations became more widespread, and really taking hold about 50 - 40,000 years ago.
However, here we are and the full impact of mans use of tools can now be seen from space .... this series of stunning photographs illustrate exactly how much we have shaped the planet. They illustrate the major road rail, transmission line, underwater cables, overlaid on top of the cities illuminated at night, as seen from space.
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| Mans Impact - Africa |
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| Mans Impact - Asia |
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| Mans Impact - Australasia |
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| Mans Impact - Europe |
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| Mans Impact - South America |
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| Mans Impact - North America |
Interesting side note, we came out of Africa, and yet that's the least developed continent.
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